Upholstering-pin.



PATENTED JULY 10, 1906.

R. E. ATKINSON.

UPHOLSTERING PIN.

APPITIOATIOH FILED AUG.5. 1905.

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.U nTEn =sTATrs "PATENT OFFICE.

. RICHARD E. ATKINSON, OF SCHENECTADYQNEW YORK.

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- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1906.

- Application 1115a August 5, 1905. seriumzvaaea To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RIcH'ARD E. A'rmsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Schenectady, in the count. of Schenectady and State of New York, have -1I1V9I1t6d new and useful Im rovements in Upholstering-Pins, of which t e following is y invention relates to upholstering-pins, and has for its object to provide a pin of that kind which will keep the cushion in proper shape and atfthe same time give and stretch when any weight isbrought to bear thereon. Another object of my invention is 'to make an upholstering-pin of spiral wire .Whose.

pointed end is adapted to form a loo which acts as a securing means for the upho stering-- b'utton. g

A further p ose of my invention is to provide an upho stering-pin so designed that it will serve in the capacity of a spring-bearing for the seat of a chair, lounge, or sofa, thus materially assisting in reducing the wear on those arts. r

A further oh ject is to provide a pin the length of whichma be readily varied to accord with the thic ess of the cushion in which it is used and in which the sections of the.pin. may be convenientl fixed against further relative movement a embeing properly adjusted.

The invention consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of arts more fully hereinafter described, claime and illustrated in the accom anying drawings, which disclose the modifie forms of my invention, and in which Figure 1 shows the lower fastening means as formed by an enlargement of the iral part of the pin with its end free. Flg. 2 shows the lower fastening means'made of a Fig. 3 is the in made in a straight piece. Fig. 4 shows t e spiral part enlarged and the ower fastening means a button. Fig. -5 shows the lower fastening means as made by an enlargement of the spiral part with its end tied. Figs. Band 7 are views showing different forms of the adjustable pin. Fig. 8 is an enlarged view of the lower art of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is an enlarged art of Fig. 5. Referring to the drawings by referencelar parts in the several views shown, the numeral 1 in Fig. 1 is the pin, which is made of coiled spring-wire of anymaterial thatwill resum'e its normal taken therefrom. The n per part of the pin 1 is polnted, as shown by numeral 3, said point being the means whereby the pin is inserted through the cushion. The in 1 is bottom part and screwing it through by its spiral construction, the pin being inserted prior to formation of the hook or loop 3. After the pin has been'forced entirely through the cushion the point end 3 is bent over, thus forming a loop or hook, as at 4, which is attached to the upholstering-button 5by means of a hole through the body of the button, said point 3 being concealed 'by passing back into the cushion. The bottom-securin means is made by reversing the direction 0 the s irals and enlarging the circumference of t e same, said spirals at this part binding closely against each other, as shown in Fi 8.

to the lower or inserting end of the upholstering-pin 1 by through a hole in the metal piece, as shown at 10, then turning under and assing u through the recessed portion 11 oi the meta part of its bottomcoil, as at 9. Said recessed portion 1 1 serves to allow for the upward and designated by numeral 8 when pressure is brought to bear on the pin 1. The fiat metal means for the under art of the upholstering- .pin 1 after the same as been fastened to the end 3 from underneat end of the pinl, as shown in 1.- lowerfasten ng means of the in 13 is identical with that of the upper en of the pin 1 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 shows the pin more articularly made for such upholstering as is one on furposition when pressure is In-Fig. '2 the fiat metal piece 7 1s attached piece 7 when so adjusted is the securingdushion, which with this in is done by screw-' is fixed to the cushion bg inserting its pointed then securing and giving it a finished appearance in a manner. similar to that done with the correspond i iplg fixed to the cushion by inserting it om the the wire passing downwardly piece 7 and meeting with the pin at the under ownward movement of that part of the pin 7 loo lief

niture not requiring heavy cushions, such as fancy chairs, cushion-stools, &c. The spiral manner of fixing to the cushion is like that of I fastening means 17 made by two coils of the Fig. 1, and its lower end is designed to hold the button as the upper end of the pin 1 in Figh2 holds the upholstering-button 5.

' Fig. 5 the pin 16 has its lower end or wire held closely against each other by the end of the wire passing under and around both coils and resting against the upper one, as at 18, as shown in Fig. 9. The inserting or sharp end 3 holds the upholstering-button 19 by passing entirely through, thence makes a loop, and passes again through and into the cushion. I

In Fig. 6 there is illustrated a straight pin, similar in all respects to that shown in Fig. 3, except that the pin ro er is formed in two sections 20 and 21, o w 'ch the section 20 is of tubular form to telescopically receive the section 21 thereby perrmt ting relative adjustment of the sections tor varyin the length of the pinto accord with the thic ess of the" cushion through which it is inserted. After adjustment the sections are fixed against further relative movement by bend-' ing or crimping them, as at 22, thus forming corresponding interlocking offset portions on the sections.

The pin disclosed in Fig. 7 is identical with that shown in Fig. 6, except that the section 21 is spirally coiled throughout a portion of -its length, as at 23.

. Having thus described the invention, what I claim is 1. An upholstering-pin having a spirally-- Y coiled s ring-body portion provided at one end with a head, and having its other end sharpened for insertion through a cushion, said sharpened end being bent backward upon itself to form a loop, and a button engaged with and held by saidloop.

2. In an upholstering-pin, the combination of a s irally-coiled spring-body portion having a oop with a sharpened end, a head pro-- vided with a stem, and means for connecting the stem to the body portion.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RICHARD E. ATKINSON.

Witnesses: HENRY S. BAEHLER, JOHN R; Monms. 

